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Social media influencers and politics
What happens when social media influencers join forces with politicians to promote their messages? Around the world political parties are switching …
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Living with the threat of drone attacks
There are now more Russian drone attacks on Ukraine than ever before in the conflict. On some nights, hundreds are targeted at the country. In one ra…
1 year, 1 month ago
Finding my Sikh faith against the odds
Harj Gahley is a Sikh who began gambling when he was just 23. What started as a ‘fun’ night out with friends at a casino spiralled out of control, ne…
1 year, 1 month ago
Bonus. 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle
Can Nasa build the most complex flying machine in space history? The plan is to create a permanent human presence in space.
It’s Spring 1969 - two mon…
1 year, 1 month ago
Goodreads’ ‘unfair’ rating problem
BBC Trending investigates how negative ‘pre-read’ and pre-publication Goodreads ratings are leaving writers - and readers - mystified. Goodreads is a…
1 year, 1 month ago
‘A new foe’: Conscripting women in Denmark
Denmark is eyeing up the military threat from Russia – and dramatically increasing the numbers in its national service. Now, 18-year-old girls are fa…
1 year, 1 month ago
Lesia Khomenko: Art and war
Artist Lesia Khomenko left Kyiv with her daughter the day after the Russians invaded Ukraine – leaving her husband and all of her artwork behind. She…
1 year, 1 month ago
Will a fugitive oligarch sway Moldova’s election?
On 28 September, Moldova’s parliamentary election will be closely watched by leaders in both the EU and Russia.
Ilan Shor, a fugitive oligarch on the …
1 year, 1 month ago
A radio lifeline for Afghan women
Women in Afghanistan are unable to access education, and getting medical help is difficult. But a radio station in the Panjshir Valley is trying to g…
1 year, 1 month ago
Charlie Kirk and free speech
The shooting of conservative US activist Charlie Kirk has intensified what was already a bitter divide between those who found him inspiring, and tho…
1 year, 1 month ago